Borough Dedicated ward officers

Unmesh Desai: By borough, what is the percentage of wards that currently have 2 dedicated ward officers and 1 Police Community Support Officer in place?

The Mayor: Officers are drafting a response. Please be advised that there may be some delay as the information also requires input from functional bodies.

Dedicated ward officers

Unmesh Desai: What is the percentage of wards across London that currently have 2 dedicated ward officers and 1 Police Community Support Officer in place?

The Mayor: Officers are drafting a response. Please be advised that there may be some delay as the information also requires input from functional bodies.

Police Staff investigators

Unmesh Desai: Please provide the total number of Police staff investigators in the Met in 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019.

The Mayor: Officers are drafting a response. Please be advised that there may be some delay as the information also requires input from functional bodies.

Fatal Stabbings in 2019

Caroline Pidgeon: Please provide a table showing the number of people fatally stabbed in London in 2019, broken down by age.

The Mayor: Officers are drafting a response. Please be advised that there may be some delay as the information also requires input from functional bodies.

Hate Crime / Antisemitism (2)

Navin Shah: Following the anti-Semitic incidents in New York State the Mayor of New York has announced measures such as stepping up ‘Neighbourhood Safety Coalitions’ to bring together stakeholders across all communities; launch of hate crime curriculum in local schools and launched media and advertising campaigns. What further steps should you be taking as proactive measures and as a response to clamp down on antisemitism / hate crime in London?

The Mayor: Officers are drafting a response. Please be advised that there may be some delay as the information also requires input from functional bodies.

Royalty and Specialist Protection Unit

Unmesh Desai: How much did the Royalty and Specialist protection Unit cost the Met in the following years: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019? Is this unit funded entirely through the National and International Capital City grant?

The Mayor: Officers are drafting a response. Please be advised that there may be some delay as the information also requires input from functional bodies.

Hate Crime / Antisemitism (1)

Navin Shah: New York Police Department commissioner Dermot Shea has said hate crime incidents in New York City are up 22% this year. In the aftermath of anti-Semitic mass stabbings in New York State the Mayor of New York has said additional officers would be deployed in the affected districts. London has witnessed anti-Semitic graffiti on premises in Hampstead and Belsize Park. Considering this, together with rise in hate crime, what steps have you taken to reassure communities and protect synagogues and places of worships?

The Mayor: Officers are drafting a response. Please be advised that there may be some delay as the information also requires input from functional bodies.

Julian Assange (4)

David Kurten: What were the total costs to the Metropolitan Police with respect to Julian Assange while he was resident in the Ecuadorian Embassy?

The Mayor: Officers are drafting a response. Please be advised that there may be some delay as the information also requires input from functional bodies.

Rape crisis centres

Caroline Pidgeon: What are the current waiting times for rape victims receiving counselling services from London’s four rape crisis centres? Will you also take steps to ensure that information about waiting times is regularly published?

The Mayor: Officers are drafting a response. Please be advised that there may be some delay as the information also requires input from functional bodies.

Specials (1)

Tony Devenish: How many Police Specials do the Met have - please list numbers for each year 2016-2019?

The Mayor: Officers are drafting a response. Please be advised that there may be some delay as the information also requires input from functional bodies.

Knife Crime (3)

Shaun Bailey: For each of the years 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019, how many stop and search have taken place and how many of these found knives?

The Mayor: Officers are drafting a response. Please be advised that there may be some delay as the information also requires input from functional bodies.

Stop and Search – Statistics on Race

Caroline Pidgeon: In the 24-month period from November 2017 – October 2019 Section 60 stops resulted in further action being taken more often on white individuals than black. Why then (in the 12-month period from Nov 2018 – Oct 2019) was a black individual three times more likely to be stopped under Section 60 than a white individual?

The Mayor: Officers are drafting a response. Please be advised that there may be some delay as the information also requires input from functional bodies.

File rejection rates

Jennette Arnold: How many cases have the Met submitted to the CPS that have been rejected for not meeting their evidential threshold in the following years: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019? If possible, please also provide a percentage figure for each year, for successful and unsuccessful files.

The Mayor: Officers are drafting a response. Please be advised that there may be some delay as the information also requires input from functional bodies.

Vagrancy

Caroline Pidgeon: Please provide a breakdown of the number of ‘vagrancy’ offences recorded by the Metropolitan Police in 2019, broken down by borough.

The Mayor: Officers are drafting a response. Please be advised that there may be some delay as the information also requires input from functional bodies.

Police Sick leave

Keith Prince: Please state how many rest days have been cancelled in each month since January 2015 up to and including December 2019. Please also provide a breakdown of reasons given for each year of 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019?

The Mayor: Officers are drafting a response. Please be advised that there may be some delay as the information also requires input from functional bodies.

Victims of Crime in Bloomsbury and the West End

Andrew Dismore: Further to your answer to Question No: 2019/19933, local hospitality businesses and residents report that the figures given are a woeful underestimate of the extent of crime perpetrated against visitors to London. What action will you take to ensure that visitors are not preyed upon, giving the capital a bad name and hitting such an important industry to London’s economy?

The Mayor: Officers are drafting a response. Please be advised that there may be some delay as the information also requires input from functional bodies.

Bleed control kits for the police

Siân Berry: Bleed control kits are specialist first aid kits that can help stem bleeding from serious injuries, to give victims a better chance at surviving until paramedics arrive. In June 2019, the West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner funded an initial roll-out of 50 bleed kits. In October 2019, kits were introduced to Liverpool as part of the city's Knifesavers initiative and, in November this year, City of London Police began distributing 320 bleed-control kits to venues across the Square Mile. When will bleed kits be available to the officers in the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS)?

The Mayor: Officers are drafting a response. Please be advised that there may be some delay as the information also requires input from functional bodies.

File Rejection Rates for Rape Offences

Jennette Arnold: How many rape cases have the Met submitted to the CPS that have been rejected for not meeting their evidential threshold in the following years: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019? If possible, please also provide a percentage figure for each year, for successful and unsuccessful files.

The Mayor: Officers are drafting a response. Please be advised that there may be some delay as the information also requires input from functional bodies.

Police recruit residency requirements (1)

Siân Berry: Residency requirements for new police officer recruits were lifted temporarily at the end of 2018, and this was due to be reviewed after six months. Has that review taken place, can you publish the results of any evaluation of its impacts, and are there any plans for London residency requirements to be reintroduced for the recruitment of new officers in future?

The Mayor: Officers are drafting a response. Please be advised that there may be some delay as the information also requires input from functional bodies.

Policing Extinction Rebellion protests and the unlawful section 14 order (5)

Siân Berry: On 6 November 2019, the High Court concluded that the London-wide section 14 order imposed by the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) on 14 October 2019 had been unlawful. What is the current estimate from the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) of the number of compensation claims it is preparing to receive, and what is the estimate of the cost of these compensation claims?

The Mayor: Officers are drafting a response. Please be advised that there may be some delay as the information also requires input from functional bodies.

Policing Extinction Rebellion protests and the unlawful section 14 order (4)

Siân Berry: On 6 November 2019, the High Court concluded that the London-wide section 14 order imposed by the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) on 14 October 2019 had been unlawful. Will all people arrested under the unlawful section 14 order receive apologies from the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS)?

The Mayor: Officers are drafting a response. Please be advised that there may be some delay as the information also requires input from functional bodies.

Policing Extinction Rebellion protests and the unlawful section 14 order (2)

Siân Berry: Will you order the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) to conduct a full review to uncover how the unlawful order under section 14 of the Public Order Act 1986 was issued against Extinction Rebellion protestors on 14 October 2019, including what advice was given to officers making decisions and by whom?

The Mayor: Officers are drafting a response. Please be advised that there may be some delay as the information also requires input from functional bodies.